Queso manchego DOP Las Terceras

Name

Queso manchego DOP Las Terceras

Legal name

Alcalatén, S.L.

Website

https://lasterceras.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1820

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Manchego Cheese

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ripened Natural Cheese Manufacturing (Semi-Soft, Hard & Blue) (AFAHABAB), Fresh/Natural Cheese Manufacturing (Unripened & Soft) (AFAHABAA)

Keywords

• Artisan manchego cheese
• Sheep milk cheesemaking
• Estate dairy production
• PDO cheese manufacturing
• Farm-to-table cheesemaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Torre de Juan Abad

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cheese Product Sales: Direct sales of artisanal Manchego cheeses with PDO certification through owned e-commerce platform (tienda.lasterceras.com). Products sold include semicurado, curado, viejo, and artisanal varieties priced between €96.95 and €130.35 per unit. Refrigerated transport included in price for mainland Spain deliveries.
2. Estate Tours: Paid guided tours of the Las Terceras estate offering visitors first-hand experience of Manchego cheese production, history and culture. Tour pricing: Adults and children over 12: €26; Children 6-12: €16; Children under 6: Free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Las Terceras produces artisan Manchego cheese with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO/DOP) on a single estate in Campo de Montiel, controlling every stage from growing cereals and forage, raising AGRAMA-certified purebred Manchega sheep, milking, and cheesemaking. The range spans soft, semi-cured, hard-cured, and aged Manchego variants, plus the El Becerril soft pure sheep's milk cheese, supported by direct e-commerce sales and paid guided estate tours.

Product overview

Las Terceras is a family-owned artisan cheese dairy producing Manchego cheese with Protected Designation of Origin (D.O.P.) from its own Manchega sheep. The product portfolio includes six distinct cheese varieties ranging from soft (Queso tierno El Becerril) to aged (Queso manchego viejo artesano), with both pasteurized and artisan raw milk versions available. Additional offerings include guided estate tours and an online shop for direct purchases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Queso manchego semicurado D.O.P.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lactose content <0.5% in semicurado and curado varieties, <0.1% in aged viejo variety - suitable for some lactose intolerant individuals
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AGRAMA (Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Ganado Ovino de Raza Manchega)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRAMA is an association dedicated to the conservation and improvement of the Manchega sheep breed. Las Terceras is a member of AGRAMA and their livestock holds AGRAMA certification for purebred Manchega sheep.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Savencia Fromage & Dairy: International specialty cheese group with operations across Europe including sheep's milk and PDO-style cheeses. Comparable as a large, multi-category dairy player whose premium and private-label offerings compete for the same HORECA and specialty-retail cheese budgets.
• García Baquero: One of Spain's largest industrial PDO Manchego producers with national distribution and significant scale. Comparable because it sells PDO Manchego into the same end-markets as Las Terceras, but operates at much larger scale and competes primarily on price rather than estate provenance.
• Lactalis Iberia: Spanish arm of the global dairy multinational Lactalis, with significant presence in PDO Manchego and other Spanish cheeses. Comparable as a broad incumbent shaping retail pricing, shelf placement, and category expectations against which artisan producers must differentiate.
• Grupo Prasa (Entrepinares-related brand portfolio): Spanish dairy group producing castilian and manchego-style cheeses at scale. Comparable as a regional incumbent competing in the same supermarket and HORECA channels.
• Queserías Entrepinares: Major Spanish dairy group producing a broad portfolio of cheeses including PDO Manchego. Comparable as a large domestic competitor in the same category, with national grocery distribution that Las Terceras lacks.

Direct peers

• Quesería Campollano: Small artisan Manchego cheesemaker operating in the same Castilla-La Mancha region. Comparable as a craft PDO Manchego producer competing for similar trade-show visibility and specialty retail listings.
• Quesería Vega de San Martín: Small artisan Spanish cheese producer focused on raw-milk sheep and goat cheeses, including Manchego varieties. Comparable as a craft producer of PDO and artisan Spanish cheeses targeting gourmet retail and export fairs.
• Dehesa de los Llanos: Estate-based PDO Manchego producer in Albacete that controls its own purebred Manchega flock and on-site dairy. Directly comparable to Las Terceras as a small, vertically integrated artisan Manchego estate competing for the same premium HORECA and gourmet-retail buyer.
• Palacios Quiñónez: Family-run Spanish cheesemaker with PDO Manchego and other sheep's milk cheeses. Comparable on artisan family-ownership profile, scale, and reliance on trade-show and specialty distribution channels.
• Finca Pascualete: Family-run PDO Manchego producer in Trujillo (Cáceres) that makes artisan cheese from its own Manchega sheep. Closely comparable on positioning, scale, raw-milk artisan process, and target export markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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